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Yes, I have been doing very little here lately. It’s the end of school, start of summer, right between 2 birthdays with associated presents to buy, trips to take (just back from the NY Aquarium, Bronx Zoo up next), camp starting soon, swimming lessons starting soon, swim suits to find, buy and swap around, sunscreen to replace, the list goes on & on. Now that we’ve completed our new dining room table, it’s crying out for a change of chair. We’ve been looking at oh so many lately trying to decide what to do and had landed on just recovering in laminated cotton and painting the chairs. However, after waiting for all 4 children to decide on 1 fabric, the one they chose has sold out and we are looking for a new option in lieu of holding on for it to come back in stock or going through getting them all to agree on 1 more, They can’t really anyway. So, the new project will be some form of drawings on canvas. We have a huge stash of leftover painting canvas that needs a use, so it will either be finding a home on the chairs, or if that doesn’t work, I’m thinking of having the drawings printed on upholstery weight fabric. We’ll see how it ends up, but that, you see is where my mind has been, searching out child safe fabric protectants, choosing a no-VOC pink paint for LuLu’s “new” antique big girl bed (Mythic now makes a paint & primer combo, so very exciting) and what not, wrapping presents, making birthday brownie sundaes and the like. I’ve also been working on a hipstamatic “father’s day present” that is probably really for me, scrubbing up the house, pulling out water blasters, hanging pictures (almost all of them are finally up) and chasing down lost tuition checks. And most importantly, playing with my favorite 4 little people. It’s been fun. I am one for excuses aren’t I, but the last one is the best.

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We just made muffins with chia egg substitute, plain yogurt, pumpkin, apple and carrot purée, grapeseed oil and choc chips. They look a little odd, the mini muffins are nearly hollow, but they are eating them like they are cookies.

Wallpaper is all gone. Paint is up.

Wallpaper is gone, paint is going up.

Getting closer.

The last of the kitchen wallpaper is almost gone. Might not all be out today, but it's getting close. It's only taken a year or so.

The picture wall is coming down for wall painting. Peachy walls are going bye-bye.

One step closer to done. Stainless panel behind stove is up. Rest of shelves to go in, rest of wallpaper still to go out.

First 2 shelves up

Second coat blue up, third to go then shelves and stainless panel behind stove go up. Last part: new hood surround, remaining wallpaper down and white paint everywhere else.